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8. APCSV-2018-5294-SPE-ZAA-ZAD-DRB-SPP-MSP\nCEQA: ENV-2018-5295-CE Council District: 4 – Raman\nPlan Area: Sherman Oaks - Studio City - Toluca Lake - Cahuenga Pass **Last Day to Act: 1-31-23\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: 13375 - 13411 West Mulholland Drive\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nConstruction of a new, 9,999.68 square-foot (Residential Floor Area), three-story, single-family dwelling\nwith a 4,487 square-foot basement, a 701 square-foot four car garage at grade level, 535 square feet of\nmultiple covered patios, and two pools with decks on two vacant lots totaling approximately 64,860.4\nsquare-feet. The Project includes approximately 9,762 square feet of hardscape. The proposed structure\nis a total of 9,999.68 square feet of Residential Floor Area and a maximum height of approximately 52\nfeet. The Project is in the Inner Corridor and is subject to the Baseline Hillside Ordinance adopted on\nMarch 17, 2017. The Project is downslope from the Mulholland Drive right-of-way and is visible from\nMulholland Drive. The Project is within 200 feet of a designated parkland. The Project proposes a haul\nroute and 3,235 cubic yards of cut, 844 cubic yards of fill, zero cubic yards of import, and 2,391 cubic\nSouth Valley Area Planning Commission 4 January 26, 2023\nyards of export grading. There are six protected coast live oak trees and four protected Southern\nCalifornia black walnut trees on site. The Project does not propose the removal of any protected trees.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Article III, Section 15303, Class 3 an Exemption from CEQA, and that\nthere is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to a categorical exemption pursuant\nto CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 applies;\n2. Pursuant to Section 11.5.7 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Specific Plan Exception to\npermit a front yard setback of 20 feet in lieu of the 40-foot setback required under Mulholland Specific\nPlan Section 5.D.3;\n3. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.28, a Zoning Administrator's Adjustment to permit the construction of\nthree retaining walls, each with a maximum height of 10 feet, in the required front yard, in lieu of the\nallowed maximum height of 3.5 feet per Section 12.22 C.20 (f)(2);\n4. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.28, a Zoning Administrator's Adjustment to permit the construction of\none retaining wall with a maximum height of 10 feet in the required side yard, in lieu of the allowed\nmaximum height of six feet per Section 12.22 C.20 (f)(3);\n5. Pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 12.24 X.26, a Zoning Administrator's\nDetermination to permit the construction of six retaining walls of variable height, between three feet\nand 10 feet in height, in lieu of the otherwise allowed maximum of one 12-foot in height retaining wall\nor two 10-foot in-height retaining walls per LAMC Section 12.21.C.8(a);\n6. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 X.28, a Zoning Administrator's Determination to permit the\nconstruction, use, and maintenance of a new single-family dwelling on a lot fronting a Substandard\nHillside Limited Street that is not improved to a width of at least 20 feet, as required by LAMC 12.21\nC.10.(i)(2);\n7. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.37.I, a waiver of the street dedication to the public right-of-way, as\nrequired per Section 12.21 C.10.(i); and\n8. Pursuant to LAMC Sections 11.5.7 C and 16.50, a Project Permit Compliance and Design Review as\nrequired by the Mulholland Scenic Parkway Specific Plan (Ordinance No. 167,943).\nApplicant: Hamid Reza Barr, RHB Trust\nRepresentative: Larry Mondragon, Craig Fry & Associates\nStaff: Katie Knudson, City Planner\nKatie.Knudson@lacity.org\n(213) 847-3659